LA City Council members are angling to replace some LAPD officers with unarmed responders — and the city's police union supports the move. The proposed replacements wouldn't be affiliated with law enforcement agencies, and they'd handle nonviolent calls.
Los Angeles City Council members are angling to replace some LAPD officers with unarmed responders -- and the city's police union supports the move.
The proposed replacements wouldn't be affiliated with law enforcement agencies, and they'd handle nonviolent calls. Those responders could include medical professionals, mental health workers and homeless outreach workers, Los Angeles City Council member Herb Wesson Jr. said Tuesday."We need to reimagine public safety in the 21st century," Wesson said."One which reduces the need for armed police presence, especially when the situation does not necessarily require it.
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